Day of the Outlaw (1959)
“Watch what happens to the women... watch the west explode!”
Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by André de Toth, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Robert Ryan
as Blaise Starrett
Burl Ives
as Jack Bruhn
Tina Louise
as Helen Crane
Alan Marshal
as Hal Crane
Venetia Stevenson
as Ernine, Vic's Daughter
David Nelson
as Gene, Bruhn's Gang
Nehemiah Persoff
as Dan, Starret's Foreman
Jack Lambert
as Tex, Bruhn's gang
Frank De Kova
as Denver, Bruhn's Gang
Lance Fuller
as Pace, Bruhn's Gang
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Larry Teter, Town Barber
Dabbs Greer
as Doc Langer, VeterinarianCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 92 min |
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